The Federal Government on Friday has reaffirmed it commitment to clampdown down on schools that failed to meet up certain requirements across the country.
Minister of State for Education, Mr Chukwuemeka Nwajiuba, who disclosed this said the Federal Government would work closely with states and local governments toward ensuring clampdown on secondary schools found to be substandard.
According to a statement signed by the Deputy Director, Press and Public Relations Unit in the ministry Ben Bem-Goong, described sub standard schools as “mushroom” , saying such institutions would no longer be allowed to operate.
The minister said that the National Secondary Education Commission, which is billed to take off soon, is part of steps and institutional preparations towards the crackdown.
He noted that the NSEC will work closely with relevant stakeholders to tighten the noose on operators of such mushroom secondary schools.
“The Federal Ministry of Education will present a memo on standardisation and quality assurance for secondary schools at the next National Council on Education slated for Nov. 4th to 8th.
Nwajiuba reiterated that education was on the concurrent list and appealed to states, local governments and private schools’ owners to take the issue of standard in the nation’s schools seriously.
He said:“As much as government is doing everything humanly possible to bring every child of school age on board, quality and standard must not be sacrificed.
“The Federal Ministry of Education will present a memo on standardisation and quality assurance for secondary schools at the next National Council on Education slated for Nov. 4th to 8th.
“The memo will also be presented to the Joint Consultative Committee on Education,” he said.
Nwajiuba acknowledged that education was on the concurrent list and appealed to states, local governments and private schools’ owners to take the issue of standard in the nation’s schools seriously.
